ENGLISH DIDACTICS I

  Welcome to this week's blog!  The teaching journey has officially begun, and to kick things off, we started by teaching our classmates as a warm-up. This was just the beginning, as we'll soon be stepping into the classroom with our students, ready to dive into the real teaching experience. Arocha's group: Phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs are a key part of the English language, combining a verb with one or more words—usually prepositions or adverbs—to create a completely new meaning. For example, "give up" means to stop trying, and "look after" means caring for someone or something. These combinations can significantly change the meaning of the original verb, making phrasal verbs an essential aspect of mastering English.   Fabiola´s Group: Technical Vocabulary  Understanding technical vocabulary is crucial because it allows you to communicate effectively in specialized fields. Knowing the right terms in medicine, technology, or any other industry helps y...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to the blog!  I wanted to update you all on a recent development—unfortunately, I’ve been under the weather with bronchitis this week and had to miss school. However, I’m grateful for the support of my classmates, who generously shared their notes with me. Their kindness has helped me stay on track with our class topics despite being bedridden.   This week, they learned methods for preparing a class by breaking it down into time, scenario, procedure, and details. Templates were introduced to facilitate organization and planning. The Fundamental Teaching Framework  The Fundamental Teaching Framework consists of two key areas: PPP (Presentation, Practice, Production), which improves productive skills such as writing and speaking, and PDP (Pre, During, Post), which supports the development of receptive skills like listening and reading. Among the activities conducted, they were guided on using lesson planning templates. Warm-up:   A ...

  Welcome to this week's blog!  Organization and planning play a crucial role in every aspect of our lives. By staying organized, we set ourselves up for success and make it easier to achieve our goals. This week, we're diving into the importance of planning and how it can help us reach our objectives more effectively.  To grasp the significance of planning in the classroom, we reflected on questions such as: ·         How did you envision your life when you were 18 years old? ·         If you have achieved your aims, tell me what you did in order to stick to your original plan. ·         How important do you think lesson planning is in terms of education? ·         If you could rate planning from 0 to 10, being 10 the highest grade, what score would you assign it? All the students' responses highlighted key points, such as ...

  Welcome! This week was vacation week and from July 29th to August 3rd, I served as an interpreter for a group of missionaries from the United States.   Activities performed: ·         Door-to-door interpreting in evangelism. ·         Interpretation of life testimonies in meetings in communities of La Libertad. ·         Visiting schools to present the gospel. ·         Visit the Remar orphanage. ·         Interpretation in business meetings   That was what I did during the week. See you next week!